BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Ok.), which entered judgment against chapter 7 debtor on avoidance claim and for denial of discharge. Totality of the circumstances...
Eighth Circuit reversed rulings of District Court (D. Minn) granting summary judgment on liquidating trustee's fraudulent transfer avoidance actions related to Ponzi Scheme clawback claims....
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Ha.) denying chapter 7 debtor's motion to reconsider order approving settlement agreement. Bankruptcy court did not abuse discretion by...
Tenth Cir. reversed ruling of BAP, which had affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Colo.). Bankruptcy court entered summary judgment in favor of chapter 7 trustee on preference suit to avoid transfer of...
1oth Cir. reversed and remanded ruling of bankruptcy court (WD. Ok.), affirmed by the BAP, on creditor's appeal of sanction order against debtor's counsel for failure to disclose fee payments...
Chapter 13 debtors do not have an absolute right to dismiss their bankruptcy case. Rosson v. Fitzgerald (In re Rosson), 545 F.3d 764 (9th Cir. 2008), is binding authority that a debtor's right to...
Fifth Circuit affirmed ruling of district court (ND Tx), which affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court dismissing creditor's claims against non-debtor bank for failure to state a claim. Unsecured...
Fifth Cir. affirmed in part, reversed in part, ruling bankruptcy court (MD La.) properly granted summary judgment on certain claims, but genuine issue of material fact precluded summary judgment on...
Upon conversion to chapter 7, the homestead exemption claimed on the original chapter 13 case, maintains the status it held on the day of the filing of the bankruptcy petition.